Foot care for diabetics So diabetes has to do with blood sugar basically. Why the focus on Foot care for diabetics? Diabetes damages the nerve and blood vessels and this can become a problem with feet. The lack of adequate blood flow causes a loss of feeling in the feet…
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Exercise and Living with type 2 diabetes The three things that help you manage living with type 2 diabetes are diet, medication and exercise to control blood sugar and maintain a healthy weight. Being active also helps avoid diabetes complications like heart disease. After my own diagnosis of type 2…
Let me say straight off that regardless of whether one has diabetes or not, cholesterol has an important role to play in our health. Unhealthy cholesterol levels can increase the risk for type 2 diabetes and heart disease, which is why people with diabetes are advised to get their blood…
A majority of people living with type 2 diabetes suffer from high blood pressure and are on medication to keep it under control. Why worry about blood pressure? High blood pressure or hypertension can be a silent killer. It increases your risk for other health problems caused by diabetes and…
March 14 – today – is World Kidney Day. And yes, you can not only keep your kidneys healthy, but also take steps to prevent kidney disease. Fact is, the kidneys, like any other organ, become less efficient as we age. So it makes sense to ensure that we don’t…
Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day One million new cancer cases in India every year! Reason? A majority of cancer deaths happen due to lack of awareness. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, they assume that death is inevitable. It is true that death is inevitable, eventually, for everyone…but…
That question about the cough haunts us and usually takes us three months to answer. I’ll tell you why. It is that time of year when we, and everyone we meet has some stage of the cold, cough and ‘flu. This is considered normal and depending on what stage we’re…